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Monday, August 29, 2011

I taught elementary school for 34 years in upstate NY and now work part time at our local library. I am married and have a son, daughter, son-in-law and a little poodle named AbbyGirl.

I became a Stampin Up! demo in 2009 after being a “professional” SU! customer for many years. About 10 years ago one of my third graders brought me a beautiful basket of cards for Christmas. When I asked him where he got them he just shrugged and said, “Oh they are all over my house. My mother makes them.” That was it – I was hooked! I called her up and booked a party. When she retired as a demo I signed up to keep the supplies coming! As a member of Mary Fish’s Pretty Pals, I also design for Pals Paper Arts.

I was delighted when Lesley invited me to join the Freshly Made Sketches Design Team. I love clean lines and crisp designs! Here’s hoping we inspire you to join us and have fun creating!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and by day I'm a number cruncher working in a bank.

I've been a crafter of some sort most of my life, either doing cross stitch, sewing, drawing, decorative painting or pretty much anything I could get my hands on. I don't remember exactly when I started to make cards, but it all began with some Christmas cards that I made at a friends house. That lead to being part of a monthly Stampin' Up! card club to me finally realizing that I'd be crazy not to be a demonstrator myself!﻿ I think I've always been obsessed with paper. I love the way it looks, I love the feel of good heavy paper in my hands, and I even love how it smells! So it gives me great pleasure to work with it every chance I get.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Howdy from Texas! I am so honored to be a part of the "Clean Team" at Freshly Made Sketches. I started doing paper crafts about seven years ago when a friend encouraged me to scrapbook my wedding photos. I never intended to do anything beyond that, yet here I am. Making my first card really got me hooked and I’ve been making them for almost four years now. I try to stamp something every day because of the joy and satisfaction that comes with creating. I’m a challenge addict and give them credit for strengthening my skills and encouraging me to stamp more.

I’m still in the process of figuring out what I want to be when I grow up. If professional student ever becomes lucrative, I will have found my dream job as I love learning new things. For now I’m enjoying being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and sharing my love of stamping with others. I am blessed to have an amazing husband who spoils me rotten, cooks me dinner every night, and tolerates my collection of cats.

Clean Designs by Rita:

We are looking forward to seeing you on September 7th for our first challenge!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Hello! Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches. This is a brand new challenge blog with a weekly Sketch Challenge. The "twist" to our challenge is to keep your interpretation of the sketch CLEAN.

Not Clean and Simple...just CLEAN!

We have put together a wonderful design team and will be choosing 2 more design team members to join us as the challenge gets going! We will be looking for clean lined creations and someone who is a team player.

We hope you will join us on September 7th for our first Sketch Challenge!!!

Thank you for playing with us!

Freshly Made Sketches is a "for fun" challenge. Any and all product is welcome. Thank you for playing with us! If you have any questions, please contact our team administrators Jen Mitchell and Jennifer Timko.

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Disclaimer

This is a personal challenge blog and the design team is solely responsible for the content. We are happy to share these sketches with you for your own personal use and inspiration. You are free to use the sketches you find here and ask that you acknowledge us and link back to us if you do. Please do not represent any sketches you find here as your own, use these sketches in print publication without our express consent, or use these sketches for personal gain. Thank you!